Amendment in Para 9.08 of Handbook of Procedures — 2015-20 - Inclusion of new agencies in Standing Grievance Committee

[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-l, Section-l)

Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 44/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated 5” January, 2022

Subject: Amendment in Para 9.08 of Handbook of Procedures — 2015-20 - Inclusion of new agencies in Standing Grievance Committee — reg.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes amendment in Para 9.08 of Handbook of Procedures — 2015-20 as under: (changes made are indicated in bold letters)

Standing Grievance Committee Standing Grievance Committee

For speedy redressal of genuine|For speedy redressal of genuine grievances of grievances of trade and industry|trade and industry pertainingto Export and pertaining to FTP and Procedure,/Foreign Trade, Grievance Committees have been Grievance Committees have beenjconstituted chaired by (i) DGFT at Headquarters constituted chaired by (i) DGFT atland (ii) head(s) of RA(s) in regional offices. Headquarters and (ii) head(s) of RA(s)|Grievance Committee will include representatives in regional offices. | Grievancejof Federation of Indian Export Organisations Committee will include representatives(FIEO), Export Promotion Councils/ Commodity) of Federation of Indian ExportiBoards, Development Authorities, and Government Organisations (FIEO), Export\Departments/ technical authorities, Custom Promotion Councils/ Commodity|Authorities, GST Authorities, DGARM, Banks Boards, Development Authorities, and((Public and Private Sectors), Export Inspection Government Departments/ technicallAgencies/Councils, ECGC, industries authorities as their members. Commissioner (State/UT), Export Commissione (State/UT), General Manager (GM) District Industries Centre (DIC) as their members. 2. Effect of this Public Notice: Para 9.08 of HBP 2015-20 has been amended to revise the composition of Standing Grievance Committee by including other relevant Central/State Government agencies such as Customs/ GST Authorities, Banks, GM DICs etc. to address the grievances /complaints of the industry members at one platform.

usaleilaee> Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Gol Email: dgft@nic.in

[Issued from F. No 01/93/180/49/AM-17/PC-2(B)/E-1729]